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STEEL KING INDUSTRIES, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ROME, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at STEEL KING INDUSTRIES, INC. in ROME, GEORGIA
Employer STEEL KING INDUSTRIES, INC. Report ID 2017043706
Address 30 INDUSTRIAL BLVD SE City, State ZIP ROME, GEORGIA 30161
Event Date April 27, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.17000, -85.19000

Incident Narrative

On April 27, 2017, an employee was using an overhead crane to lower a frame onto the frame table when his left middle finger was pinched between the strut stop and the frame, resulting in partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 27, 2017, a worker at STEEL KING INDUSTRIES, INC. in ROME, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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